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Sylvester's answer is great, but I wanted to point out that interpolation only happens in double-quoted strings ("), not in single-quoted ones ('). If you have lines that don't need any variable o...
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#2: Post edited
by
Michael
·
2024-01-17T18:57:50Z (4 months ago)
Change "single" to "only," lest it be interpreted as "single quoting"
- [Sylvester's answer][sylvester] is great, but I wanted to point out that interpolation only happens in double-quoted strings (`"`), not in single-quoted ones (`'`).
- If you have lines that don't need any variable or command interpolation, you can single-quote and skip escapes:
- ```bash
- find . -name "*.py" -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file; do
- echo "\`$file\`"
- echo '```python'
- cat "$file"
- echo '```'
- echo
- done > all_code.md
- ```
On the other hand, you may find it's easier to read when you use a single quoting mechanism and use its escapes.- [sylvester]: https://software.codidact.com/posts/290084/290087#answer-290087
- [Sylvester's answer][sylvester] is great, but I wanted to point out that interpolation only happens in double-quoted strings (`"`), not in single-quoted ones (`'`).
- If you have lines that don't need any variable or command interpolation, you can single-quote and skip escapes:
- ```bash
- find . -name "*.py" -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file; do
- echo "\`$file\`"
- echo '```python'
- cat "$file"
- echo '```'
- echo
- done > all_code.md
- ```
- On the other hand, you may find code easier to read with the consistency of only one quoting mechanism and its escapes. That's personal preference.
- [sylvester]: https://software.codidact.com/posts/290084/290087#answer-290087
#1: Initial revision
by
Michael
·
2023-10-24T13:56:13Z (7 months ago)
[Sylvester's answer][sylvester] is great, but I wanted to point out that interpolation only happens in double-quoted strings (`"`), not in single-quoted ones (`'`). If you have lines that don't need any variable or command interpolation, you can single-quote and skip escapes: ```bash find . -name "*.py" -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file; do echo "\`$file\`" echo '```python' cat "$file" echo '```' echo done > all_code.md ``` On the other hand, you may find it's easier to read when you use a single quoting mechanism and use its escapes. [sylvester]: https://software.codidact.com/posts/290084/290087#answer-290087